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What word means "knowledge"?

wisdom

What word means "to want or have the desire to learn about something"?

curiosity

What does the word "soar" mean?

to fly

to shake

to go up

easy to be broken

What word means "the ability to understand something"?

perception

vulnerable

muzzle

insist

What does the word "fragil" mean?

easy to be broken

a maze of buildings

to go up

something is destroyed

What word means "to demand something"?

insist

quiver

flicker

warren

What does the word "ruin" mean?

something that is destroyed

a maze of buildings

to shine on and off

to sniff or smell

What does the word "baying" mean?

a long, howling sound

the long part of the nose and mouth of an animal

easy to hurt/harm

to sniff or smell

What word means "a maze of buildings"?

warren

wisdom

highrise

ascend

What word means "tall building"?

wisdom

What word means "to shine on and off"?

flicker

What word means "to go up"?

ascend

What word means "a complaining cry"?

whine

What does the word "snuffle" mean?

to sniff or smell

What word means "the long part of the nose and mouth of an animal"?

muzzle

vulnerable

warren

snuffle

What word means "to shake"?

quiver

What word means "easy to hurt/harm"?

vulnerable

curiosity

perception

insist

Animal Wisdom: What are two types of figurative language in this poem? Explain your answer.

Answer Vary

Animal Wisdom: What message does the turtle share?

The animals are too busy to enjoy life.

Animal Wisdom: What message does the bear share?

The animals do not have a place to call home.

Animal Wisdom: What message does the eagle share?

The animals don't know how to laugh and enjoy life to avoid conflict.

Animal Wisdom: What message do people share?

They realize that we should all spend more time enjoying life and admiring the beauty in small things.

The Last Wolf: What is the wolf a symbol of in this poem?

He is a symbol of nature and the world before people.

The Last Wolf: How does the author describe the setting in this poem?

She describes it as a ruined city that doesn't have any people

The Last Wolf: What does the narrator say to the wolf at the end of the poem?

She tells the wolf that she understands that humans have destroyed the world.

The Last Wolf: What is the lesson that the author wanted us to learn from this poem?

Answers Vary.

Animal Wisdom: Which line is the best summary for what people felt was missing after their creation?

Defending the Earth

Taking time to explore

Seeing the beauty in nature

Fixing arguments

"The Last Wolf: Which is an example of onomatopoeia?

snuffle

quiet

muzzle

baying

Animal Wisdom: Which of the following was NOT the author's purpose?

To show that humans have caused ruin

To show that animals have feelings

To show that we should protect the earth

To provide a message of hope

The Last Wolf: Which of the following was NOT the author's purpose?

To show that humans have caused ruin

To show that animals have feelings

To show that we should protect the earth

To provide a message of hope

What is the difference in the way humans are shown in both poems?

Humans are the solution in AW and the problem in TLW

Humans destroy things AW and create things in TLW

Humans are controlling in AW and accepting in TLW

Humans are struggling in AW and commanding in TLW

How are the themes different in each poem?

Answer Vary

At the end of poem poems, what is the common theme they share?

The need for humans and nature to take care of each other.

The distance/separation between humans and nature.

The differences between humans and nature.

The destruction (end) of humans and nature.